We know that Nintendo had an excellent 2021 and is dominating in console sales in every market, there’s no question about it.
Now related to Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, his last 2 major releases, both of which became Japan’s best-seller at the end of the year.
That’s right, unlike in 2020, the titles that were the kings of the 2021 holiday season in Japanese sales of physical software were Nintendo.
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl debuted at the end of November and despite having been on the market for 1 month, the 2 games were the most sold in terms of videogames, since in the last 2 weeks of the year, they included from December 20, 2021 to January 2, 2022Both titles sold a total of 231,275 units.
And it is not surprising, since since its premiere already sold 2,393,972 copies between the 2, according to information from Famitsu (via Gematsu).
Becoming the leaders in those last 2 weeks; the 2 exclusive of Nintendo switch They have already managed to occupy the first place for 7 weeks in a row. We remind you that the record has it Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which since its premiere did not leave the first position until week 14, when The Last of Us: Part II ruined his streak.
It should be noted that in the 2-week sales list appeared Pokémon Brillinat Diamond & Shining Pearl and he also managed to occupy a position Pokémon Sword & Shield, the last 4 installments of the main series, something surprising.
What is not was so positive, is that apparently Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, which achieved 1.39 million in its first 3 days in the Japanese market, will remain on the way to break this record, as we remind you that in a few weeks it will debut Pokémon Legends: Arceus, which is shaping up to be a bestseller as well.
But speaking of hardware, Nintendo had a very good performance, because in the past 2 weeks the family of systems Nintendo Switch sold a total of 393,980 units, well above its competitors.
And these are the figures we are talking about:
SALES OF SOFTWARE IN PHYSICAL FORMAT
- Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl – 231,275
- Mario Party Superstars – 206,145
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 104,540
- Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain – 89,970
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – 83,491
- Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! – 78,350
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons – 78,311
- Minecraft – 74,644
- Ring Fit Adventure – 46,111
- Pokémon Sword & Shield – 35,411
HARDWARE SALES
- Nintendo Switch OLED – 190,111
- Nintendo Switch – 116,919
- Nintendo Switch Lite – 86,950
- PlayStation 5 – 62,764
- PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 9300
- Xbox Series S – 1688
- Xbox Series X – 471
- New Nintendo 2DS LL and Nintendo 2DS – 670
- PlayStation 4 – 68